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==Peace News Log « How to Fill In Your Census Form Without Lockheed Martin Profiting==
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http://www.peacenewslog.info/2011/03/how-to-fill-in-your-census-form-without-lockheed-martin-profiting-short-version/
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US Arms Manufacturer Lockheed Martin has the contracy for the 2011 UK Census in March this year.
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The US arms manufacturer Lockheed Martin makes Trident nuclear missiles, cluster bombs and fighter jets and is involved in data processing for the CIA and FBI. It has provided private contract interrogators for the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay. Lockheed Martin has the UK Government contract to process the data for the 2011 census in March. (Observer, 20 February 2011)
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WHAT YOU CAN DO
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Lockheed Martin is in it for the money. A principled stance by you to boycott the census will not hurt them, could provide the British Government with a £1000 fine of your money and will make life harder for local authorities. Don’t let them make a profit from your census return but do help to provide the data your council needs for its Government grants. If you don’t send in your form, Lockheed Martin will still get its money and just make a higher profit for less work.
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This year, for the first time, you can make your census return on line. Do not do this, for an on-line return is the cheapest and easiest option for Lockheed Martin to process.
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PRIORITIES, to make processing your census form VERY EXPENSIVE for Lockheed Martin:
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1. Obliterate completely ALL bar codes, serial numbers and other codes on your form. Don’t miss any!
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2. Obstruct fast and cheap computer scanning of your form so that its information must be keyed in by hand, which is a vastly more expensive process. Do this by e.g. writing text upside down (i.e. turn the form upside down when you write); making corrections to written text and ticked boxes by crossing it all out, writing the information elsewhere on the page and then use arrows to point to the places where the information was meant to be. The computer cannot read upside down text and corrected entries of this type.
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For more details see here.
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==UEA  first ever CHARITY WEEK week -Monday 14th -Sunday 20th March==
==UEA  first ever CHARITY WEEK week -Monday 14th -Sunday 20th March==
During the week charities from campus will be hosting a number of different events. Amnesty International will be holding a stand in the LCR on the Monday 11-3 and our event for the week is an '''AmnesTEA Party on the Saturday,''' which will be open to all students as well as the public. For this to happen we are going to need lots of help!!!!  Contact amnestyuea@yahoo.co.uk
During the week charities from campus will be hosting a number of different events. Amnesty International will be holding a stand in the LCR on the Monday 11-3 and our event for the week is an '''AmnesTEA Party on the Saturday,''' which will be open to all students as well as the public. For this to happen we are going to need lots of help!!!!  Contact amnestyuea@yahoo.co.uk
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==UNA LunchBox meeting on Friday 18th==
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Dr Keith Tovey will give a talk at  18th March at 1pm in the Friends Meeting House. His subject will be : The Twin Challenges facing the world:  Energy Security and Climate Change - a hard choice ahead.
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The talk starts at 1pm and lasts about 45 minutes, followed by questions and discussion. The meeting closes at 2pm.  Admission is Free. You are welcome to bring a packed lunch any time from 12.15 onwards. A £2 donation is invited for a hot drink and biscuits.
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If you want to do something different for lunch, these UNA-sponsored talks are well worth hearing and will update you on a range of subjects from experts in the field of politics and international development.
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==Art on the Railings==
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The city’s open air art market is back this weekend, featuring a host of local talent.
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Organised by the Norwich City Council events team, the Art on the Railings series invites local artists to display and sell their works, using the dramatic backdrop of St Peter Mancroft church in the city centre to show off their wares.
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Open for business each day from 10am to 4pm on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 of March, the event helps to promote culture in the city, as well as celebrating Norwich’s history of art.
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It’s open to all, and don’t worry if you can’t make this one as the series continues on the last weekend of each month until November.
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If you would like to exhibit at Art on the Railings, please register with the events team. You can find out more about art on the railings in the events section of our website www.norwich.gov.uk
Meeting rescheduled to this date.
Meeting rescheduled to this date.
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==How to Fill In Your Census Form Without Lockheed Martin Profiting on March 27==
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From Peace News:
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Lots of people are angry that the UK Census has, once again, been awarded to blood-soaked arms dealer Lockheed Martin. The following anonymous article sent to PN explains how you can fill in your Census form without benefiting Lockheed Martin or creating funding problems for local authorities.
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US Arms Manufacturer Lockheed Martin has the contracy for the 2011 UK Census in March this year.
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The US arms manufacturer Lockheed Martin makes Trident nuclear missiles, cluster bombs and fighter jets and is involved in data processing for the CIA and FBI. It has provided private contract interrogators for the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay. Lockheed Martin has the UK Government contract to process the data for the 2011 census in March. (Observer, 20 February 2011)
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WHAT YOU CAN DO
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Lockheed Martin is in it for the money. A principled stance by you to boycott the census will not hurt them, could provide the British Government with a £1000 fine of your money and will make life harder for local authorities. Don’t let them make a profit from your census return but do help to provide the data your council needs for its Government grants. If you don’t send in your form, Lockheed Martin will still get its money and just make a higher profit for less work.
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This year, for the first time, you can make your census return on line. Do not do this, for an on-line return is the cheapest and easiest option for Lockheed Martin to process.
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PRIORITIES, to make processing your census form VERY EXPENSIVE for Lockheed Martin:
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1. Obliterate completely ALL bar codes, serial numbers and other codes on your form. Don’t miss any!
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2. Obstruct fast and cheap computer scanning of your form so that its information must be keyed in by hand, which is a vastly more expensive process. Do this by e.g. writing text upside down (i.e. turn the form upside down when you write); making corrections to written text and ticked boxes by crossing it all out, writing the information elsewhere on the page and then use arrows to point to the places where the information was meant to be. The computer cannot read upside down text and corrected entries of this type.
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See also:
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http://www.peacenewslog.info/2011/03/how-to-fill-in-your-census-form-without-lockheed-martin-profiting-short-version/
==Advance Notice==
==Advance Notice==
Nuclear power - To build or not to build?
Nuclear power - To build or not to build?
Tuesday April 26th, 7pm.  Public Meeting, debate, Friends’ Meeting House, Upper Goat Lane, Norwich NR2 1EW
Tuesday April 26th, 7pm.  Public Meeting, debate, Friends’ Meeting House, Upper Goat Lane, Norwich NR2 1EW
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Chair – Ian Gibson, Speakers Sean Morris, Nuclear Free Local Authorities, Greenpeace co-founder Peter Wilkinson
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Chair – Ian Gibson, Speakers Sean Morris, Nuclear Free Local Authorities, Greenpeace co-founder Peter Wilkinson + speakers from EDF Sizewell  
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+ speakers from EDF Sizewell  
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Sizewell Camp, Friday22nd -Sunday 24th April, Sizewell beach, see http://stopnuclearpower.blogspot.com/
Sizewell Camp, Friday22nd -Sunday 24th April, Sizewell beach, see http://stopnuclearpower.blogspot.com/
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